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Ministry of Education
Minister of School Education of Tamil Nadu Sh K. A. Sengottaiyn Calls on Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today in New Delhi
Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' appreciates the efforts made by Tamil Nadu government in implementing the various education policies in the state
The Minister of School Education of Tamil Nadu Sh K. A. Sengottaiyn called on the Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' at his residence. On this occasion, they had a detailed discussion on greater dissemination of technology related education in the State of Tamil Nadu.
The HRD Minister was pleased to know that Education Department of Tamil Nadu is making better use of information technology in providing high quality education to students . During the meeting, discussions were also held on support from IIT-Madras for educational cooperation. They also discussed about the effective use of SWAYAM PRABHA platform to provide quality education to students.
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' appreciated the efforts taken by Tamil Nadu government in implementing the various education policies in the state. Speaking to the media after meeting the Union HRD Minister in New Delhi today, Tamilnadu School Education Minister Sh K. A. Sengottaiyn said, project of broad based consultations on New Education Policy and several other education projects have been effectively implemented in the state. He said the HRD Minister appreciated the education department and assured the State government that the Centre would examine the new education proposals submitted by the state to Center and extend all help to support the new proposals submitted by the State government to bring in new technology and further improve the Education in the State. He thanked the HRD Minister for giving assurance on considering the proposals.
President's Secretariat
President’s Greetings on the Eve of Puthandu Pirappu, Rongali Bihu, Naba Barsha and Vaisakhadi
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind in his message on the eve of Puthandu Pirappu, Rongali Bihu, Naba Barsha and Vaisakhadi, which will be celebrated in different parts of the country on 14th and 15th April, 2021, has said:-
“On the auspicious occasion of Puthandu Pirappu, Rongali Bihu, Naba Barsha and Vaisakhadi, I extend my heartiest congratulations and best wishes to all Indians living in India and abroad.
These New Year festivals celebrated in various ways in different parts of our country with renewed hopes and enthusiasm, symbolize our diversity and pluralistic tradition. These festivals also denote respect towards our farmers' tireless hard work.
On this occasion, let us take a pledge to bring peace, prosperity, and gaiety for our fellow countrymen and spread the message of unity and fraternity for the progress of the nation. May all remain hale and hearty and move forward unitedly with a new zeal for the progress of the country”.
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Ministry of Culture
Government of India to commemorate 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Devji in a big way
Government of India has decided to commemorate 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji from November, 2018 at national as well as international level in a befitting manner. The Year long Celebration starting Novmber 23rd this year will include a number of commemorative as well as constructive activities will be taken up during the commemoration period.
A number of religious activities like kirtan, katha, prabhat pheri, langar and educational activities such as seminars, workshops, lectures etc. will be organised. SGPC, Amritsar will be the knowledge partner of the Government of India. Commemorative coin and postage stamp will also be released.
Chairs in the name of Sh. Guru Nanak Dev Ji will be set up in UK and Canada. An international seminar will also be organised. A National Institute of Inter Faith Studies will be set up in Punjab.
Doordarshan, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha TVs will live telecast programmes on Sh. Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Gurubani in different Indian and world languages will be published.
Sultanpur Lodhi will be developed as a heritage city incorporating ‘Pind Babe Nanak Da’. A high powered telescope will be installed in Indian territory to view Kartarpur Sahib, Pakistan.
Sultanpur Lodhi railway station will be upgraded. A train will run passing through places associated with Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses the landmark of 94 Cr
More than 66.85 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 97.99%; Highest since March 2020
18,166 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is 0.68% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 107 days
With the administration of 66,85,415 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 94 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 92,12,314 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,75,111
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2nd Dose
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90,09,217
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,58,542
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2nd Dose
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1,53,22,290
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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38,25,40,056
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2nd Dose
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10,03,92,940
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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16,50,14,727
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2nd Dose
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8,25,22,470
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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10,42,27,722
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2nd Dose
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5,92,47,100
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Total
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94,70,10,175
The recovery of 23,624 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,32,71,915.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.99%. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 105 consecutive days now.
18,166 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. This is the lowest recorded daily new cases in 214 days.
The Active Caseload is presently 2,30,971, which is the lowest in 208 days. Active cases presently constitute 0.68% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
12,83,212 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 58.25 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.57% remains less than 3% for the last 107 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 1.42%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 41 days and below 5% for 124 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Finance
DIPAM signs an agreement with World Bank for advisory services on Asset Monetization
Department of Investment and Public Asset Management  has signed an agreement with World Bank today . Under the agreement, World Bank is to provide advisory services to DIPAM for asset monetization.
DIPAM is mandated with facilitating monetization of non-core assets of government CPSEs under strategic disinvestment or closure and enemy property of value of INR 100 crores and above. DIPAM has a framework for monetizing non-core assets. The World Bank advisory project, approved by the Finance Minister, is aimed at analyzing public asset monetization in India and benchmarking its institutional and business models against international best practices as well as supporting development of operational guidelines and capacity building for their implementation.
It is expected that this project would facilitate and accelerate the non-core asset monetization process and help unlock the value of these un-used/ marginally used assets which has the potential to substantially augment financial resources for further investments and growth.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets the nation on New Year
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has extended his New Year greetings to the nation.
“Wishing you all a happy 2018! I pray that this year brings joy, prosperity and good health in everyone's lives.”, the Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister's Office
President and CEO of Nokia meets PM
President and CEO of Nokia, Mr Pekka Lundmark met the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"A fruitful meeting with Mr. @PekkaLundmark in which we discussed aspects relating to technology and leveraging it for the welfare of society. We also discussed India’s strides in building next generation digital infrastructure."
Prime Minister's Office
PM’s greetings on Poyla Boishakh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted Bengalis in India and across the world on Poyla Boishakh.
Wishing ‘Shubho Nabo Barsho’, the Prime Minister tweeted: “The love of life and the fervor of celebration that one sees in the people of Bengal are truly heartening. My heartfelt wishes to Bengalis in India and across the world on Poyla Boishakh. May the New year bring prosperity, happiness and health to all.”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 382
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 167.21 crore
More than 50 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 167.21 Crore  today. More than 50 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1.29 Crore  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10396184
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2nd Dose
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9878771
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Precaution Dose
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3446454
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18397492
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2nd Dose
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17262623
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Precaution Dose
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4095972
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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47144423
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2nd Dose
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1081838
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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541967745
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2nd Dose
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408192353
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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200463995
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2nd Dose
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172164103
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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125011540
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2nd Dose
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107277122
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Precaution Dose
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5413888
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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943381379
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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715856810
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Precaution Dose
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12956314
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Total
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1672194503
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 1st February, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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338
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2nd Dose
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5728
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Precaution Dose
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55044
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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548
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2nd Dose
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11569
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Precaution Dose
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130088
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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463904
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2nd Dose
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712090
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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618743
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2nd Dose
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1865462
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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108958
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2nd Dose
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476660
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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80191
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2nd Dose
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280623
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Precaution Dose
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253448
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1272682
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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3352132
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Precaution Dose
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438580
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Total
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5063394
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Finance
New CGM of NABARD, WB Regional Office
Kolkata, August 3, 2022
Smt. Usha Ramesh has taken over as the Chief General Manager of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development , West Bengal Regional Office, Kolkata from August 1, 2022.
Smt. Ramesh is a Direct Recruit Officer who joined NABARD as Grade “A” officer and started her career from Bangalore in the year 1988. She has a Bachelor's degree in Science and also holds an MBA degree, majoring in Finance.
Smt. Ramesh has 34 years of rich experience in Development Banking, Agriculture Financing, Corporate Planning, Institutional Development, Supervision, Rural Development, Rural Infrastructure Financing, and Financial Inclusion and has worked in different capacities in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Trivandrum, Mumbai-HO and Goa before taking charge of NABARD RO in Kolkata.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Harsh Vardhan discusses implementation of Prime Minister’s Jan Andolan with Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today interacted with senior officials of Madhya Pradesh in the presence of district collectors of all districts and senior officials of the Union Health Ministry.
Comparing the COVID trajectory of Madhya Pradesh with that of the country, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that “The recovery rate of India is currently around 89% while that of Madhya Pradesh is 90.55%. MP has a case fatality rate of 1.73% which is a little higher than the national average.”Pointing to the steady decline in the number of cases, he reiterated his stand that the transmission of COVID could be brought under control if everybody followed COVID appropriate behaviour.
Expressing gratitudetoPrime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi ji for launching the Jan Andolan to enhance the awareness amongst very citizen regarding the need and virtues of masking, physical distancing and regular hand hygiene, Dr. Harsh Vardhan asked the State authorities to be cautious in the coming months that coincide with the festive season and the winter months.
Congratulating the State for reducing its active case contribution to India from around 10% earlier to just 2% now, Dr. Harsh Vardhan expressed concern over the trajectory of the disease in Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Khargone and Ujjain. While the daily cases reported in Bhopal and Indore are more than 200, Ujjain and Sagar have a higher CFR than the rest of the State. The Minister was also informed that the State has a positivity rate of 6.17%, higher than the national average although more than 50% of its tests continue to be RT-PCR based.
The health authorities of the Stateapprised the Minister on the steps taken to contain COVID in the coming months; Standard Operating Procedureshave been released for entertainment parks and maternity wards in the State; ‘Sarthak’ app is being used for effective containment; mass gatherings and Melas during the festivities are not permitted; idol immersion to be carried out by less than 10 persons while limit of 100 persons have been put on Pandal gatherings; the ‘Sahyog se Suraksha’ Abhiyan IEC campaign launched on 15th August with 13 departments and 8 verticals is aimed at popularizing COVID appropriate behaviour in the State.
They also updated the Union Minister on the steps taken to streamline the logistics for COVID vaccine delivery and Madhya Pradesh’s unique model of converting private hospitals for public use by bearing their costs from the exchequer. Officials of the affected districts also briefed the Minister on the steps taken by them to address their emerging situations and the successes they have had in doing so.
Dr. Sujeet K Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control  apprised on the trajectory of COVID in the State and asked them to be alert of influenza which peaks in the winter months.
Sh. Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, Smt. Arti Ahuja, Addl. Secretary , and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.
Special Service and Features
Around 2300 school students from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry participate in nation-wide painting competition on ‘Parakram Diwas’
Around 2300 students from nearly 270 schools from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry participated in the nation-wide painting competition on the 126th the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 23rd January. The day is observed as ‘Parakram Diwas’ to inspire students on life of the great leader and instill in them spirit of patriotism.
The painting competition which was organized Kendriya Vidyala Sangathan on behalf of Ministry of Education was conducted District wiseacross Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands wherever Kendriya Vidyalaya is functioning. The unique initiative saw the enthusiatic and diverse participation of students from 130 CBSE schools, 101 State Govt schools, 41 Kendriya Vidyalas and 4 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalas. In this 9 schools were from Andaman & Nicobar Islands and remaining from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The theme of the competition was about becoming an 'Exam Warrior' based on the book by the same name written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The book shares many mantras for the students to cope-up with and reduce exam stress.
The students from various schools expressed their creativity through their diverse drawings and paintings based on the themes such as ‘Yoga Brings Transformation’, ‘Discover Yourself’, ‘India is Incredible’, ‘Be a Warrior Not a Worrier’ etc which were based on the mantras given by Prime Minister in the book ‘Exam Warriors’.
The best 05 paintings of each district were selected by a Jury of experts from reputed institutions and the winners were given certificates and books on freedom fighters and topics of national importance.
Over 50,000 students across India participated in this unique initiative of Ministry of Education to encourage creative expressions of students and also help them cope- up with examination stress. The competition was organized as a run-up to the ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ event on 27th January wherein students, parents, teachers from across the nation and also from overseas will be interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss anxieties related to examinations and life after school.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts search on a group of individuals, hawala dealers and businessmen in Raipur
On 27.02.2020, Income Tax Department conducted a search on a group of individuals, hawala dealers and businessmen in Raipur. The search action was mounted on the basis of credible inputs, intelligence and evidence of generation of huge unaccounted cash from liquor and mining business and transfer of the same to public servants, huge cash deposits during demonetization period, accommodation entries from shell companies, undisclosed investment in properties etc. Subsequently, based on evidences found during search, a few other premises were also covered in consequential actions.
Incriminating documents and electronic data seized during the search show that substantial amount of illegal gratification was being paid to public servants and others every month. Further, daily details of unaccounted sales, bank accounts opened in the names of employees having transactions worth crores and an unaccounted bank account have been found. Details of benami vehicles, hawala transfers, transfer to Kolkata-based companies and creation of shell companies with huge land bank have also been found and seized. Search has also resulted in seizure of substantial amount of cash. The total unaccounted transactions unearthed till date are over Rs. 150 crore and the figure is likely to substantially increase after the seized evidences and leads found during the search are further scrutinized and investigated. The search action and investigations are continuing and a number of Prohibitory Orders have been placed, including on several bank lockers.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Shri L. Murugan, Union Minister of State for Communications and Fisheries says Andhra Pradesh is Leading Exports of Marine Products in the Country
The minister hopes that Andhra Pradesh Marine exports, which account for 30 to 36 per cent, will reach 50 per cent soon.
As part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat , the Government aims at Modernization of five ports across the country, development of Visakhapatnam port with international standards, provision of state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure through the Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund 
Union Minister of State for Communications and Fisheries Shri L. Murugan today oversaw the progress of development work on Gilakaladindi Fishing Harbor at Machilipatnam. He was addressing a function organized on the occasion. The Minister said that the fisheries industry, like all other sectors, was in turmoil during the Corona epidemic, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi had allocated Rs 20,000 crore to all sectors as never before in the country as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
The Minister said that the Fisheries is one of the major sectors, which has high potential for growth in exports. Further adding to it, “Central Govt. is providing support by encouraging seaweed culture to support women of the fishing community. Centre and state should work hand in hand for the development of the fishing industry and exports. Centre's PMMSY can be made use to the maximum to the benefit of the community”.
He said the central government had approved the development of 5 ports across the country to international standards, adding that work on the Visakhapatnam port in the state of Andhra Pradesh was in progress as part of the Plan. The Visakhapatnam Harbor will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure of international standards. These include fish selling sheds, loading facilities, administration building, commercial complex, restaurant, fishermen's lounge building, and dormitory for traders, toilets, social building, coastal police station, radio communication tower, internal roads, parking, boat building, repair etc. Protected fresh water tanks, ice plants, fuel storage facilities are also part of the development plan. In addition, international packing of refined food products is also possible within the port. This will benefit the fishermen of the district and indirectly provide employment to a large number of people.
Apart from the Union Minister, State Fisheries Minister Sidiri Appalaraju, Port MP Vallabhaneni Balasouri, former Minister Machilipatnam legislator Venkata Ramaiah, AP Fisheries Commissioner Kannababu and Krishna District Collector Ranjit Bhasha were also present on the occasion.